Graph Using a Table of Values f(x)=16/(x^2-2x-8)

$f (x) = \frac{16}{x^{2} - 2 x - 8}$

Step 1

Substitute $- 1$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = \frac{16}{{(- 1)}^{2} - 2 \cdot - 1 - 8}$

Step 2

Solve the equation for $y$ .

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{16}{{(- 1)}^{2} - 2 \cdot - 1 - 8}$

Simplify $\frac{16}{{(- 1)}^{2} - 2 \cdot - 1 - 8}$ .

Simplify the denominator.

Raise $- 1$ to the power of $2$ .

$y = \frac{16}{1 - 2 \cdot - 1 - 8}$

Multiply $- 2$ by $- 1$ .

$y = \frac{16}{1 + 2 - 8}$

Add $1$ and $2$ .

$y = \frac{16}{3 - 8}$

Subtract $8$ from $3$ .

$y = \frac{16}{- 5}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$y = - \frac{16}{5}$

Step 3

Substitute $0$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = \frac{16}{{(0)}^{2} - 2 \cdot 0 - 8}$

Step 4

Solve the equation for $y$ .

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{16}{0^{2} - 2 \cdot 0 - 8}$

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{16}{{(0)}^{2} - 2 \cdot 0 - 8}$

Simplify $\frac{16}{{(0)}^{2} - 2 \cdot 0 - 8}$ .

Simplify the denominator.

Raising $0$ to any positive power yields $0$ .

$y = \frac{16}{0 - 2 \cdot 0 - 8}$

Multiply $- 2$ by $0$ .

$y = \frac{16}{0 + 0 - 8}$

Add $0$ and $0$ .

$y = \frac{16}{0 - 8}$

Subtract $8$ from $0$ .

$y = \frac{16}{- 8}$

Divide $16$ by $- 8$ .

$y = - 2$

Step 5

Substitute $1$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = \frac{16}{{(1)}^{2} - 2 \cdot 1 - 8}$

Step 6

Solve the equation for $y$ .

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{16}{1^{2} - 2 \cdot 1 - 8}$

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{16}{{(1)}^{2} - 2 \cdot 1 - 8}$

Simplify $\frac{16}{{(1)}^{2} - 2 \cdot 1 - 8}$ .

Simplify the denominator.

One to any power is one.

$y = \frac{16}{1 - 2 \cdot 1 - 8}$

Multiply $- 2$ by $1$ .

$y = \frac{16}{1 - 2 - 8}$

Subtract $2$ from $1$ .

$y = \frac{16}{- 1 - 8}$

Subtract $8$ from $- 1$ .

$y = \frac{16}{- 9}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$y = - \frac{16}{9}$

Step 7

Substitute $2$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = \frac{16}{{(2)}^{2} - 2 \cdot 2 - 8}$

Step 8

Solve the equation for $y$ .

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{16}{2^{2} - 2 \cdot 2 - 8}$

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{16}{{(2)}^{2} - 2 \cdot 2 - 8}$

Simplify $\frac{16}{{(2)}^{2} - 2 \cdot 2 - 8}$ .

Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.

Cancel the common factor of $16$ and ${(2)}^{2} - 2 \cdot 2 - 8$ .

Factor $2$ out of $16$ .

$y = \frac{2 \cdot 8}{2^{2} - 2 \cdot 2 - 8}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $2$ out of $2^{2}$ .

$y = \frac{2 \cdot 8}{2 \cdot 2 - 2 \cdot 2 - 8}$

Factor $2$ out of $- 2 \cdot 2$ .

$y = \frac{2 \cdot 8}{2 \cdot 2 + 2 (- 1 \cdot 2) - 8}$

Factor $2$ out of $2 \cdot 2 + 2 (- 1 \cdot 2)$ .

$y = \frac{2 \cdot 8}{2 \cdot (2 - 1 \cdot 2) - 8}$

Factor $2$ out of $- 8$ .

$y = \frac{2 \cdot 8}{2 \cdot (2 - 1 \cdot 2) + 2 (- 4)}$

Factor $2$ out of $2 \cdot (2 - 1 \cdot 2) + 2 (- 4)$ .

$y = \frac{2 \cdot 8}{2 \cdot (2 - 1 \cdot 2 - 4)}$

Cancel the common factor.

$y = \frac{2 \cdot 8}{2 \cdot (2 - 1 \cdot 2 - 4)}$

Rewrite the expression.

$y = \frac{8}{2 - 1 \cdot 2 - 4}$

Cancel the common factor of $8$ and $2 - 1 \cdot 2 - 4$ .

Rewrite $2$ as $- 1 (- 2)$ .

$y = \frac{8}{- 1 (- 2) - 1 \cdot 2 - 4}$

Factor $- 1$ out of $- 1 \cdot 2$ .

$y = \frac{8}{- 1 (- 2) - 1 (2) - 4}$

Factor $- 1$ out of $- 1 (- 2) - 1 (2)$ .

$y = \frac{8}{- 1 (- 2 + 2) - 4}$

Rewrite $- 4$ as $- 1 (4)$ .

$y = \frac{8}{- 1 (- 2 + 2) - 1 \cdot 4}$

Factor $- 1$ out of $- 1 (- 2 + 2) - 1 \cdot 4$ .

$y = \frac{8}{- 1 (- 2 + 2 + 4)}$

Factor $2$ out of $8$ .

$y = \frac{2 \cdot 4}{- 1 (- 2 + 2 + 4)}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $2$ out of $- 1 (- 2 + 2 + 4)$ .

$y = \frac{2 \cdot 4}{2 (- 1 (- 1 + 1 + 2))}$

Cancel the common factor.

$y = \frac{2 \cdot 4}{2 (- 1 (- 1 + 1 + 2))}$

Rewrite the expression.

$y = \frac{4}{- 1 (- 1 + 1 + 2)}$

Simplify the denominator.

Add $- 1$ and $1$ .

$y = \frac{4}{- 1 (0 + 2)}$

Add $0$ and $2$ .

$y = \frac{4}{- 1 \cdot 2}$

Simplify the expression.

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$y = \frac{4}{- 2}$

Divide $4$ by $- 2$ .

$y = - 2$

Step 9

This is a table of possible values to use when graphing the equation.

$\begin{array}{c} x & y \\ - 1 & - \frac{16}{5} \\ 0 & - 2 \\ 1 & - \frac{16}{9} \\ 2 & - 2 \end{array}$

Step 10

Graph Using a Table of Values f(x)=16/(x^2-2x-8)

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